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“No. I just assumed you had a home here. Or a condo or a penthouse or something like that.”
Jayden opened the door, and Maddox motioned for me to get out. We said our goodbyes to the driver and then made our way inside. Maddox Lancaster was some sort of big shot here in the city, because from the moment we stepped inside the lobby, everyone hustled around us.
They gave him his keys, took our bags, and he led me to the elevators like he’d stayed here many times before.
Once we were on the elevator, he stood on the opposite wall from me. I leaned down to smell my pits to make sure I didn’t stink because he sure was keeping his distance now that we weren’t on the helicopter.
Nope.
I smelled like an orange creamsicle.
Everybody loves a creamsicle, right?
“I do have an apartment here, but we aren’t staying long enough for me to go there. Our meeting is here, so I’ll just stay the night at the hotel, as well.”
“Hmmm… you must stay here often because the hotel staff sure seems to know you.”
His mouth remained in a straight line. “My grandfather owns the place. I grew up coming here.”
“Damn. My grandfather owns an apple orchard, which I thought was pretty cool, but a Four Seasons is impressive.”
“Real estate developers own each individual property, and the Four Seasons operates them. My grandfather invests in things that he thinks will be profitable. So, if it was a good buy, he’d be the first to gobble up an apple orchard, too.”
The doors opened, and he motioned for me to step off.
“Good to know. I thought you were going to say you bring all your ladies here. That you’re one of those guys who doesn’t take women to his home and just meets them at his swanky hotel room.” I waggled my brows when he paused at the door and looked at me like I had three heads.
“You’ve been reading a lot of fiction, I see. And you seem a little consumed by who I spend time with outside of work,” he said. It wasn’t a question. It was a statement.
“Don’t flatter yourself. I just figured a good-looking man like yourself who has access to the finest hotel in the city… it seems like a good place to…” I shrugged because I didn’t know why I was saying this aloud.
He moved closer, crowding me as my back hit the door of what I assumed was my room, seeing as we’d stopped here. “Good-looking, huh?”
“I don’t think it’s a secret. The press has dubbed you the hottest bachelor in town.” My tongue swiped out to wet my lips which were completely dry now, and I tried to play it cool with a shrug.
“Are you keeping tabs on me, Tink?”
“I work for you. It’s my job to know what you do and who you… whatever.”
“Who I fuck?” He raised a brow.
I sucked in a breath, a little shocked at his nearness and that we were speaking to one another like this.
He smirked and stepped back. “Cat got your tongue?”
“No. I’m fine. And I don’t care who you… fuck.”
“Good. Keep it that way. I don’t date women who work for me.”
A maniacal laugh escaped my lips as he sidestepped me and slipped the key into the door. “Please. You are most definitelynotmy type.”
“That’s right. You date guys who steal your car and blackmail you.” He pushed the door open and handed me the key just as the guy with our bags came walking down the hall. Maddox leaned down close to my ear. “But for the record, Tink, I’m everyone’s type.”
Maddox stood there holding the door open, and I told the concierge which bag was mine and then followed him inside before he made his way across the hall to what looked like the corner suite.
“You can take the other bag across the hall.” Maddox motioned to his door before turning back to me. “I’ll see you in forty-five minutes. You’ll be taking notes and observing.”
I didn’t say anything. I just let the door close behind me and moved across the room and fell onto my bed.
